Documents: 1821 155 [574/29, regarding the recruitment of soldiers from Chameria]
To the Commander-in-Chief [Hurşid Pasha] October 4, 1821 Following the request of Yusuf Pasha, who is currently in Patras, to Your Excellency, we had previously written to you to enlist and dispatch immediately an additional three to four thousand troops for the succor of Tripolitsa and to be deployed in the Morea as required. As we take this issue very seriously, after extensive discussions and in accordance with His Imperial Majesty’s writ, we consulted certain men of knowledge. It transpires that the region known as Chameria is composed of four kazas, namely Delvinë proper, [illegible place name, most probably referring to Filiates],1 Paramythia,2 and Mazaraki.3 It was formerly inhabited by a large population; however, after the tumult and oppression caused by Tepedelenli [Ali Pasha], the population has dispersed.4 At present, some functionaries in the Morea and other places have managed to gather a large number of Cham troops [Muslim Albanian mercenaries from Chameria] under their command. Consequently, these four districts themselves can provide about three thousand troops altogether. Nevertheless, the kazas of Paramythia and Margariti have long been on good terms with the kapudana bey, among whom he wields great influence. The kapudana bey has demanded 1,500 salaried soldiers from these two kazas, though we do not yet know whether these troops have reached him. Given their good relations with the kapudana bey, however, it can be assumed that they will arrive soon. Therefore, both districts will have reached the limits of their capacity and cannot be expected to provide any more soldiers. It is improper to request more soldiers from them again by an imperial order. However, according to the register, if the former two kazas, namely, Delvinë proper and [illegible place name, most probably referring to Filiates], can provide soldiers under eleven beys and aghas who would contribute at their own expense, as opposed to salaried soldiers, a total number of 1,150 soldiers can be recruited. It would not be suitable to appoint a commander or a mir-i miran5 for these troops from among the beys and aghas or to provide this commander with a salary. Thus, it is necessary that they be employed by imperial orders, which have been issued separately to every bey and agha in the register, demanding their personal participation and a specified number of retinues. In addition, a blank imperial order has been sent to Your Excellency requesting that you appoint a commander of all these troops. It will not be necessary for the Sublime State to provide payment for them; however, should any among them be in poor condition and in need of treatment, Your Excellency is reminded that you may make the necessary expenditures at will. As Your Excellency enjoys great fame and prestige in those regions, their recruitment and transportation should present no difficulty. Should more troops be required, their own districts along the shore will be devoid of soldiers; hence, the specified number will suffice. His Imperial Majesty has again been informed of these conditions, and the ensuing imperial writ was issued: by imperial command, the aforementioned people [beys and aghas of Chameria] are to be appointed, and a blank order for the appointment of a commander will be issued and sent, with a copy of the register book mentioned above attached. In accordance with the imperial orders, the number of soldiers specified will be recruited from the kazas in question; a suitable person will be appointed their commander, and all will be rushed to Yusuf Pasha. Those among the soldiers with greater need will be supplied with assistance at your own expense; for this, this letter commands that great care must be taken.
1 Filiates (Turk. Filyat, Gr. Φιλιάτες): district and town in Thesprotia, northwest Greece. 2 Paramythia (Turk. Aydonat, Gr. Παραμυθιά): district and town in Thesprotia, northwest Greece. 3 Mazaraki (Turk. Mazarak, Gr. Μαζαράκη): district in Thesprotia, northwest Greece. In Ottoman registers often mentioned together with Margariti (Turk. Margaliç, Gr. Μαργαρίτι), which was the administrative center of the nahiye [district] of Mazarak. For Ottoman Chameria, see Evangelia Balta, Fehmi Yılmaz, and Filiz Yaşar, “Tsamouria—Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thesprotia,” in Björn Forsén (ed.), Thesprotia Expedition I: Towards a Regional History, Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens, vol. XV (Helsinki: Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens, 2009), pp. 245–73. 4 After being forcibly expelled by Tepedelenli Ali Pasha in 1804, the Muslim Albanian dynasties of Chameria sought refuge in the Ionian Islands. See Balta, Yılmaz, and Yaşar, “Tsamouria— Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thesprotia,” p. 257 5 Mir-i miran: pasha of two horsetails. Viziers were pashas of three horsetails
Έγγραφο: 1821 155
[574/29, σχετικά με την στρατολόγηση στρατιωτών από την Τσαμουριά]
Προς τον Γενικό Διοικητή [Χουρσίτ πασά]
4 Οκτωβρίου 1821
1 Φιλιάτες (τουρκ. Filyat, Ελλ. Φιλιάτες): συνοικία και πόλη στη Θεσπρωτία, στη βορειοδυτική Ελλάδα. 2 Παραμυθιά (τουρκ. Aydonat, Ελλ. Παραμυθιά): συνοικία και πόλη στη Θεσπρωτία, στη βορειοδυτική Ελλάδα. 3 Μαζαράκι (Τουρκ. Mazarak, Ελλ. Μαζαράκι): συνοικία στη Θεσπρωτία, βορειοδυτική Ελλάδα. Στα οθωμανικά μητρώα αναφέρεται συχνά μαζί με το Μαργαρίτι (τουρκ. Margaliç, Ελλ. Μαργαρίτι), που ήταν το διοικητικό κέντρο του ναχιγιέ [περιφέρειας] του Μαζαρακιού. Για την Οθωμανική Τσαμουριά, βλ. Ευαγγελία Μπαλτά, Fehmi Yılmaz, and Filiz Yaşar, “Tsamouria—Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thesprotia,” in Björn Forsén (ed.), Thesprotia Expedition I: Towards a Regional History, Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens, vol. XV (Helsinki: Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens, 2009, σελ. 245–73. 4 Αφού εκδιώχθηκαν βίαια από τον Αλή Πασά τον Τεπελενλή το 1804, οι μουσουλμανικές δυναστείες των Αλβανών της Τσαμουριάς ζήτησαν καταφύγιο στα Επτάνησα. Δες Balta, Yılmaz και Yaşar, ο.π.σελ. 257 5 Mir-i miran (Μπεηλέρμπεης): πασάς δύο ιππουρίδων. Οι βεζίρηδες ήταν πασάδες τριών ιππουρίδων.
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